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Eddweirdo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of the term 'gingerbread'

(This is a sentence about a steamboat.)
A side-wheeler, her four level superstructure was a blaze of a pure white, perfectly worked gingerbread of hand-carved scrolls and arabesques.

Is using the word 'gingerbread' in this way legitimate?
  

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Yes, it is used correctly. Gingerbread is a design. There are many types, and each involves scrolls and arabesques.

  • Yes, it is used correctly.
  • Gingerbread is a design.
  • There are many types, and each involves scrolls and arabesques.
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Yes, it is used correctly. Gingerbread is a design. There are many types, and each involves scrolls and arabesques.
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